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| − | '''Steven Douglas Kelly''' | + | '''Steven Douglas Kelly''' is currently second in command to and common-law spouse of [[Karen Zerby]]. He was born April 22<small><sup>nd</sup></small>, 1951 in New York, [[USA]], and raised in the San Francisco area. In recent years he legally changed his name to '''Christopher Smith''', and pseudonyms used include '''King Peter''' and '''Peter Amsterdam'''. |
| − | Kelly joined the [[Children of God]] in the early 70s in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (thus | + | Kelly joined the [[Children of God]] in the early [[1970s|70s]] in Amsterdam, [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] (thus the "Amsterdam" appellation). From the beginning he was involved in low-level administration of the group, and quickly became involved with publications (see [[World Services]]). In the late 70s he ran the WS finance home in Geneva and Winterthur, [[Switzerland]], collecting all [[tithe]] money from Family members. |
| − | + | After [[Timothy Concerned]] (father of [[Techi]]) left [[David Berg|Berg]] and [[Karen Zerby|Zerby]], they were looking for a replacement. Kelly was on the short list along with [[Justus Ashtree]], and eventually won out, being the "most loyal". He joined Berg's home around [[1978]]. | |
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| + | Upon Berg's death in [[1994]], it was explained to group members that Berg had instructed through [[prophecy]] that Kelly should care for Zerby and become "King Peter". | ||
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| + | Kelly was formerly married to [[Gayle Kelly]] and they had three children together (Bethany, Sharon, and [[Christian Kelly|Christian]]). | ||
==Photos== | ==Photos== | ||
| − | [[Image:peter3.jpg|thumb|left|Steven Kelly]] | + | [[Image:peter3.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Steven Kelly (late 90s)]] |
| − | [[Image:peter2.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:peter2.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Steven Kelly (late 90s)]] |
| − | + | [[Image:KingPeter.jpg|thumb|105px|left|Steven "King Peter" Kelly (early 2000s)]] | |
| − | [[Image:KingPeter.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Zerby-kelly.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Kelly with partner Karen Zerby, leader of The Family (early 2000s)]] |
| − | [[Image:Zerby-kelly.jpg|thumb|left| | + | [[Image:Peter_clones.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Steven Kelly (computer animation)]] |
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Revision as of 19:44, 12 June 2005
Steven Douglas Kelly is currently second in command to and common-law spouse of Karen Zerby. He was born April 22nd, 1951 in New York, USA, and raised in the San Francisco area. In recent years he legally changed his name to Christopher Smith, and pseudonyms used include King Peter and Peter Amsterdam.
Kelly joined the Children of God in the early 70s in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (thus the "Amsterdam" appellation). From the beginning he was involved in low-level administration of the group, and quickly became involved with publications (see World Services). In the late 70s he ran the WS finance home in Geneva and Winterthur, Switzerland, collecting all tithe money from Family members.
After Timothy Concerned (father of Techi) left Berg and Zerby, they were looking for a replacement. Kelly was on the short list along with Justus Ashtree, and eventually won out, being the "most loyal". He joined Berg's home around 1978.
Upon Berg's death in 1994, it was explained to group members that Berg had instructed through prophecy that Kelly should care for Zerby and become "King Peter".
Kelly was formerly married to Gayle Kelly and they had three children together (Bethany, Sharon, and Christian).
Photos
Multimedia
- Steven Kelly talks about how he became "King Peter" (1.4MB) — From "The Love Prophet" documentary
- Steven Kelly talks about the exorcism of Merry Berg (2.9MB) — From "The Love Prophet" documentary
- Steven Kelly describes use of video in The Family. Adult female dances nude while Children watch (2.6MB) — From "The Love Prophet" documentary
